Smart Cities Pavilion
In 2022, the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition announced the addition of the Smart Cities Pavilion. Developed in partnership with IEEE Smart Cities, this dedicated pavilion on the exhibit floor featured a variety of presentations and case study exhibits showcasing effective collaboration necessary to make smarter cities a reality. The area provided access to the latest in new technologies and real-world applications meant to promote business and connect thousands of attendees from around the globe with best practices for urban planning and innovation.
The Smart Cities Pavilion provided a platform where public business managers, directors, urban administrators, and international authorities responsible for developing urban policies to offer their services to develop smart cities. Participants shared ideas, experience, and creative approaches to:
- Smart Cities
- Smart Buildings
- Smart Energy
- Smart Mobility
- Smart Public Safety
smart cities pavilion PARTICIPANTS AND schedule
The Smart Cities Pavilion was open April 26-27 from 10:00am-5:00pm and April 28 from 10:00am-3:00pm. In addition to solution providers showcasing innovative solutions, the pavilion also included several short presentations from leading experts in the field.
View the list of 2022 Smart Cities Pavilion exhibitors.
For full session descriptions, visit our online program.
Check out the schedule from the 2022 event:
TUESDAY, APRIL 26
10:30am – 11:00am
Building Blocks of a Smart City
Dr. Saifur Rahman | Virginia Tech
11:30am – 11:45am
Community of the Future: Demonstrating the Impact of Smart Cities & Partnerships
Emily Kean | ComEd
12:30pm – 12:45pm
Smart Columbus: Electrifying America’s Smart City
Marie Keister | Murphy Epson
1:00pm – 1:30pm
Smart Energy for Smarter Grid
Hamed Heyhat | Honeywell
1:45am – 2:00pm
Smart Cities Start with Smart Grids
David Wade | EPB
2:15pm – 2:30pm
Coral Gables Smart Districts Cyber-physical Infrastructure
Raimundo Rodulfo | City of Coral Gables
2:45pm – 3:00pm
The Utility Impact on EV Infrastructure
Pat Hayes | ABB E-mobility Inc.
3:30pm – 3:45pm
Developments in Standards and Execution of Interoperability
Mark Siira | Power Innovation
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Smart Resilient Grid for Smart Cities
–Dr. Kaveh Aflaki | IEEE T&D Smart Cities Pavilion Chair & Smart Wires
–Dr. Shay Bahramirad | IEEE PES President-elect & LUMA Energy Puerto Rico
–Enrique Tejera | IEEE Region 9 Director – Latin America & Panama Canal Authority (Retired)
–Larissa Paredes Muse (Moderator) | IEEE PES Day Vice-chair & Quanta Technology
Panel
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
10:30am – 11:00am
Making The Grid Visible
Raiford Smith | X’s Electric Grid Moonshot
11:30am – 12:00pm
Smart Cities with Smart Grids – Security & Resiliency
Dr. Massoud Amin | University of Minnesota
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Zoo Microgrid – Integrating Microgrids for Distribution
Christopher Cress | Patrick Engineering
1:45pm – 2:00pm
Smart Lighting
Robert Karlicek | Rensselaer Polytechic Institute
2:15pm – 2:45pm
Smart Cities for Promoting Global Sustainability
Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour | Illinois Institute of Technology
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Smart City and Utility Operation
Theo Laughner | Lifescale Analytics
3:30pm – 3:45pm
Grid Integration of EVs @ Scale
Manish Mohanpukar | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
4:00pm – 4:15pm
Making Cities Smarter Through Energy Equity and Community Resiliency
George Karayannis | Honeywell
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
10:00am – 10:30am
Managing EV Charging at the Grid Edge to Enable Smart Cities and Smart Grid Applications
Mark Braby | Iton
10:45am – 11:00am
Establishing a Smart Public Safety Framework
Jon Polly | ProTecht Solutions Partners
11:15am – 11:30am
Smart Cities – How Utilities are Helping Build a More Sustainable Tomorrow
Nedra Hurley | ABB
11:45am – 12:00pm
Streetlight Pilot: Asking the Right Questions
Larry Paulhus | Patrick Engineering
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Smart Cities – Connectivity – Utility Colocation
Cylister Williams | Georgia Power
about ieee smart cities
The IEEE Smart Cities Program brings together IEEE’s broad array of technical societies and organizations to advance state of the art smart city technologies for the benefit of society. IEEE Smart Cities is supported by IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Control Systems Society, IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, and the Council on Electronic Automation Design. Learn more about us here.
Supporters
A special thank you goes to the supporters of the Smart Cities Pavilion.
